Wireless remote control flash photography (# RC Mode)

You can take wireless flash photographs using the built-in flash and a special flash with a remote control function.

Wireless remote control flash photography

External flash units that are designated for use with this camera and have a remote control mode can be used for wireless flash photography. The camera can separately control each of three groups of remote flash units, and the internal flash. See the instruction manuals provided with the external flash units for details.

  1. Set the remote flash units to RC mode and place them as desired.

    • Turn the external flash units on, press the MODE button, and select RC mode.
    • Select a channel and group for each external flash unit.

  2. Press the MENU button to display the menus.

  3. Highlight X Shooting Menu 2 using FG and press the Q button.

  4. Highlight [# RC Mode] using FG and select [On].

    • Press the Q button to exit to the RC mode display. Press the INFO button to cycle between LV super controls or live controls and the RC mode display.
    • Select a flash mode (note that red-eye reduction is not available in RC mode).

  5. Adjust the settings for each group in the RC mode display.

    1 Group

    • Select the flash control mode and adjust the flash intensity separately for each group. For MANUAL, select the flash intensity.

    2 Adjust settings for the camera flash unit.

    3 Flash control mode

    4 Flash intensity value

    5 Flash intensity

    6 Normal flash/Super FP flash

    • Switch between normal flash and Super FP flash.

    7 Channel

    • Set the communication channel to the same channel used on the flash.

    8 Communication light level

    • Set the communication light level to [HI], [MID], or [LO].

  6. Press the flash pop-up button to raise the flash.

    • After confirming that the flash has charged, take a test shot.

Wireless flash control range

Position the wireless flash units with their remote sensors facing the camera. The following illustration shows the approximate ranges at which the flash units can be positioned. The actual control range varies with local conditions.

  • We recommend using a single group of up to three remote flash units.
  • Remote flash units cannot be used for second curtain slow synchronization exposures longer than 4 seconds.
  • If the subject is too close to the camera, the control flashes emitted by the camera flash may affect exposure (this effect can be reduced by reducing the output of the camera flash by, for example, using a diffuser).
  • The upper limit of flash synchronization timing is 1/160 sec. when using the flash in RC mode.